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CO is a reducing agent.justify with an example |
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Answer» Both thermodynamic and kinetic factors make carbon monoxide (CO) a better REDUCING agent. When CO is USED to reduce a metal oxide, it GETS oxidized to CO2 Thermodynamically, CO is much more stable than CO. For EXAMPLE, CO + FE2O3 → 2Fe + 3CO2 |
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